I have been street entertaining unhindered since I was 17 and during my formal music training at Salford college of music I also sang in cabaret on the northern clubland scene I am now freelance as a singer and wind musician I've done a lot of performance in the care industry and charity work so therefore the community at large I'm 48 years old and work self employed full time cards in in the industry and wish to join in stopping this whole sale attack on the music and arts industry were clearly it is carried out with obvious skill and ability